Luke 9:59

Luke 9:59 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
• New International Version (NIV)He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Context of Luke 9:59

57As they were walking along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Jesus said to another, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60But Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”

Luke 9:59 word by word

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς ἕτερον· ἀκολούθει μοι. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀπελθόντι πρῶτον θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• Followἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• sufferἐπιτρέπωepitrepō · to permitG2010
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• to goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• and buryθάπτωthaptō · to buryG2290
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Luke 9:59

• Matthew 4:19He said to them, “Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.”
• Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
• 1 Kings 19:20He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah said to him, “Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”
• Haggai 1:2The Lord who rules over all says this: “These people have said, ‘The time for rebuilding the Lord’s temple has not yet come.’”
• Matthew 6:33But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
• Matthew 8:21Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Commentaries on Luke 9:59

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 57-60Verses 57-60 See the notes at Matthew 8:19-22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-62Verses 57-62 Here is one that is forward to follow Christ, but seems to have been hasty and rash, and not to have counted the cost. If we mean to follow Christ, we must lay aside the thoughts of great things in the world. Let us not try to join the profession of Christianity, with seeking after worldly advantages. Here is another that seems resolved to follow Christ, but he begs a short delay. To this man Christ first gave the call; he said to him, Follow…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 59let me go and bury my father: Respect for parents was a very important value in first-century Israel. Among other things, this meant providing them with an honorable burial. Jesus called for a commitment that took priority over all human relationships.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 9:59

• Care
• Character
• Decision
• Excuses
• Instability
• Jesus, the Christ
• Procrastination
• Self-Denial

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Commentaries on Luke 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings